Corvette C6.R GT2

The new car will be a Corvette C6.R which will be based on the production ZR1 model. The new Corvette will compete with the Ferrari’s, BMW’s, Ford’s etc
The start of the 2010 season for Corvette will see a new 5.5-litre V8 engine. This is a downgrade from the 6.0-litre V8 with 350kW currently being used.

Press Release:

Corvette Racing will open a new chapter with the competition debut of the next-generation Corvette C6.R at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 6-8. In anticipation of a single GT class in 2010, Corvette Racing will test and develop the latest Corvette C6.R in the GT2 category in the final five rounds of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. With the upcoming move to a unified GT category, the twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars will compete against rivals representing Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Viper, Panoz, and Ford.